Glad you're enjoying them!

Feel free to join us! We're there pretty consistently on Mondays and Wednesdays at around 7/8 PM until closing.

My favorite allrounder shoe is the La Sportiva Katana (Velcro Straps) and that's what's showcased for most of my videos. While it doesn't have a strong toe hook due to a lack of rubber around that area, it's stiff for the small chips and still has a good surface for smearing/slabs. I use La Sportiva Miura VS for chippy projects and overhangs and La Sportiva Theory for slab/smear heavy projects and boulders.

@@Mostly_Toasty thanks for the response. I think im going to try the Scarpa Arpia V with velcro straps. The shoes you listed are a bit scary for me ;) but I know they are great models.

Yep! The small things add up! You can even toe hook the arete with your right foot for even more stability.

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It felt more like a 5.8. There was maybe 1 hold that could arguably be a 5.9.

@@Mostly_Toastycool, thanks for sharing!

First off, welcome to the climbing community and that's awesome that you're at 5.10+ already in 2 months! You should be proud of that progress! Typically, climbers can get around endurance struggles by: 1. Improving technique 2. Finding rest spots to shake out and recover some energy (easier with better technique) 3. Climbing faster (technique and familiarity with moves/route helps a lot) 4. Improving forearm endurance by doing laps on auto belays with downclimbing

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Nice! You got this, I believe in you

Thanks, glad you're enjoying them!

Thanks! Unfortunately, the route JUST got reset so there won't be a "cleaner" run. I'm still catching up on editing/posting videos so some of these may be up to ~3 weeks old

Thanks! It was a tough project, but really happy to have completed this one!

Thanks!

Lead actually seems to be the focus of the main Atlanta gym. Or at least a large portion of the climbers were leading from our observation. Most of the routes are equipped with quick draws (on my other ATL videos, you can see plenty of quickdraws lining the routes I'm attempting); this one happens to be one of the few that was top rope only. Sadly, I'm still recovering from an elbow injury that makes lead quite difficult (~8 weeks of rehab left!) and we didn't bring our lead gear during this visit (Nashville is our home gym).

@@Mostly_Toasty Oh okay I see, thanks. Good luck and stay strong for your rehab !

@@kinetictenshi1742 Thanks!

Thanks!

Thanks man!

That's a metal/plastic piece to support the girder (girder is fully resting on top and covering it) - we thought it was the top at first too and double checked with the local climbers

Thanks!

Is something wrong with the commentary? I'm just making notes of what's been helpful for me in my beginner journey to climbing better. People from my TN community have found it helpful, so I've kept it up. Besides, I'm doing this for fun, and if it happens to help another beginner, then great! If the commentary upsets you in any way, you're certainly free to mute the videos!

I believe it's 60 feet

@@Mostly_Toasty oh ig the camera makes it look bigger then

@@sylverlight Yeah, probably due to the fish-eye effect on the hyperview setting of the GoPro

@@Mostly_Toasty yeah that makes sense. Is it a different camera to the one a few months ago?

@@sylverlight Same camera, still holding up pretty well!

Thanks! Wish I could have had another chance at it though. Glad you're enjoying the videos!

Yeah sure! What [I think] helped my climber's elbow (medial epicondylitis) the most was eccentric wrist and finger curls. I did 3x10 every morning and night on days that I wasn't climbing with my right arm (this included any one-armed climbing days with my left). You will likely feel pain in the affected arm as you lower the wrist for the eccentric movement - this is normal; just remember not to actively apply flexor force. I supplemented these exercises with climber's elbow-specific rehab with a Theraband Flexbar (1x3-5 stretch holds occasionally) as well as heat application with an elbow heating pad (1x15 minutes every few days). In general, listen to your body to prevent it from getting worse; don't be like me and learn the hard way. Good luck on your recovery!

Thank you so much!

Thanks!

Thanks!